Rule 8.3 - AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED
Class of relevant security COM USD0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 18 June 2009
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 17,027,867 4.10% 1,070,314 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,259,634 0.30% 374,963 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,287,501 4.41% 1,445,277 0.35%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase 16,388 2.3348
Purchase 8,200 4.7594 AUD
Purchase 1,900 4.8479 AUD
Purchase 1,009 2.3700
Purchase 3,502 2.3228
Purchase 6,111 2.3050
Purchase 7,743 2.2928
Purchase 18,995 4.8700 AUD
Purchase 12,462 2.3166
Purchase 35,857 2.2984
Purchase 71,854 2.3025
Purchase 41,511 2.3687
Purchase 19,115 2.2979
Sale 28,232 4.7698 AUD
Sale 3,900 4.8134 AUD
Sale 1,000 2.2747
Sale 37,447 2.3120
Sale 1,086 2.2646
Sale 36,241 2.2863
Sale 11,890 2.2851
Sale 6,111 2.3746
Sale 31,572 2.3027
Sale 20,563 2.2946
Sale 20,044 2.3149
Sale 76,369 2.3109
Sale 16,958 2.2863
Sale 17,379 2.3120
Sale 18,440 2.2863
Sale 18,997 2.3120
Sale 3,780 2.3061
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1086 2.2646
CFD Long 1000 2.2747
CFD Long 11890 2.285
CFD Long 20706 2.2944
CFD Long 20563 2.2945
CFD Long 3780 2.306
CFD Long 76369 2.3109
CFD Long 10866 2.3183
CFD Long 6111 2.3746
CFD Long 3900 4.8133 AUD
CFD Short 1246 2.2915
CFD Short 7743 2.2927
CFD Short 19115 2.2978
CFD Short 71854 2.3024
CFD Short 6111 2.305
CFD Short 12462 2.3165
CFD Short 3502 2.3227
CFD Short 16388 2.3347
CFD Short 41511 2.3687
CFD Short 8200 4.7593 AUD
CFD Short 1900 4.8478 AUD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 19 June 2009
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk